
EP. 06 George Washington
Uncancelled History
Washington's Role in the 1787 Constitutional Convention
The Articles of Confederation had been the American instrument of government from 1781 onwards, but they were a ramshackle affair. The key is will Washington himself attend this convention? And if he does, will he preside? Will he be the president of the convention? He's not sure that he wants to push himself so far into things.
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